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Willard Hershberger
Willard McKee Hershberger (Bill)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 167 lb.

Debut April 19, 1938
Final Game August 2, 1940
Born May 28, 1910 in Lemoncove, CA
Died August 3, 1940 in Boston, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 28 CIN NL  49  105   12   29   3  1   0   12   1      5   6  .276  .315  .324   78   34   1           1   1
 1939 29 CIN NL  63  174   23   60   9  2   0   32   1      9   4  .345  .384  .420  115   73  10           2   6
 1940 30 CIN NL  48  123    6   38   4  2   0   26   0      6   6  .309  .351  .374   99   46   2           2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      160  402   41  127  16  5   0   70   2  0  20  16  .316  .356  .381  101  153  13   0   0   5  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        407   42  129  16  5   0   71   2  0  20  16  .316  .356  .381  101  155  13   0   0   5  12
 Career High     63  174   23   60   9  2   0   32   1  0   9   6                          73  10   0   0   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1938 28 CIN NL  112   78   11   3.8    96| .276  .271| .315  .335| .324  .386| .639  .720|  78  .431  -3.2  -0.3     
 1939 29 CIN NL  195  130   28   5.7   104| .345  .282| .384  .347| .420  .402| .804  .749| 115  .604   3.7   0.4     
 1940 30 CIN NL  133   92   16   4.7    99| .309  .273| .351  .338| .374  .393| .725  .730|  99  .532  -0.3   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       440  300   55   4.9   101| .316  .276| .356  .341| .381  .395| .737  .736| 101  .544   0.2   0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1938 28 CIN NL C 39 108 13 5 2 .960 .979 3.10 4.26 1 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.40 1939 29 CIN NL C 60 204 21 3 2 .987 .982 3.75 3.93 3 1940 30 CIN NL C 37 121 11 2 0 .985 .978 3.57 4.05 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1938 28 CIN NL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.40 1938 28 CIN NL C 39 108 13 5 2 .960 .979 3.10 4.26 1 1939 29 CIN NL C 60 204 21 3 2 .987 .982 3.75 3.93 3 1940 30 CIN NL C 37 121 11 2 0 .985 .978 3.57 4.05 2
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 136 433 45 10 4 .980 .980 3.51 4.06 6 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.40 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 137 433 45 11 4 .978 .980 3.49 4.07
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

December 3, 1937: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Eddie Miller and $40,000.


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